Thought I'd post Chris's latest email to me.

Hey,Not sure what I really want for my birthday. Michelle asked me the same question the other night and I told her I really haven't thought about material things here. Not much use for them, nowhere to keep them and I don't want them to get messed up. I'll have to think about it more. We've been so busy lately, I haven't even had time to really write or read anything I really want to lately. I've either been on missions, on the computer or asleep lately.Think I'm getting an upper respiratory infection. Feel kind of sluggish lately, yellow snot, burning nasal passages. We've been rolling all over our area lately with early (between 8 and 9am/6 or 7am meeting times to prep to go) departures. The good thing is my platoon sgt's driver is back so I'm back in the gunner's hatch where I belong, where I'm happiest. We've had some long trips lately, but I've enjoyed them. We're (well, the officers we escort) are accomplishing alot. I'm gonna' have to try and get with them and maybe get electronic copies of pics they have of the projects we've seen done so I can show people just what we're accomplishing here. Plus, Dad told me last night that Joel wants me on his show again. I told Dad it'll have to be in the Spring. Can't wait to go to the outter banks next summer. I miss the ocean.Well, not much more to tell here. I've enjoyed talking to dad online in yahoo messenger. You ought to get a yahoo account and get a ym id too. I never know when a good time to call and get both of y'all. But, I get online a bunch and dad and I have been linking up that way. I love you.LoveBoo bo